Nationality Ecuador Event(s) +67 kg | Weight 67 kg (148 lb) Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 ⁄2 in) Name Lorena Benites | |
Full name Lorena Aida Benites Valverde Born 24 July 1982 (age 42) ( 1982-07-24 ) | ||
Lorena Aida Benítes Valverde (born July 24, 1982 in Esmeraldas) is an Ecuadorian taekwondo practitioner. She represented Ecuador at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed and played for the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg), an event which was later dominated by Mexico's María Espinoza. She was eliminated in the first preliminary round of the competition, after being defeated by Australia's Carmen Marton, who only scored two points in the match.
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